Intellectual property

Patents

LeakLocked's forensic watermarking technology is protected by United States patents. Patents listed here are issued to the inventor and cover the core methods used in the LeakLocked platform.

LeakLock Inc. develops technology for embedding individualized plain-text digital signatures into emails and documents so organizations can trace information leaks to specific recipients. Our patent portfolio reflects that work.

System and Method for Digital Signature for Electronic Text Document Security

Granted

Patent number: US 12,333,033 B2
Inventor: Nicholas James Wetzig
Filed: July 15, 2024
Issued: June 17, 2025
Provisional application: 63/513,499 (filed July 13, 2023)
Prior publication: US 2025/0021677 A1
Claims: 19

A process for providing an electronic text document to multiple users by generating a respective copy for each user. Each copy includes a unique identifier based on a change in presentation of text or images, enabling traceability of document leaks back to individual recipients.

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Additional filings

Continuation and expansion patent applications covering multi-layer signatures and related methods are in progress with our counsel. This page will be updated as additional patents are granted.

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